An asylum seeker is someone who has applied for recognition of refugee status in the UK and is awaiting a decision on his or her application for refugee status.
Asylum seekers do not normally have the right to work in the UK. In contrast, refugees (ie those who have received a positive decision on their asylum claim) have full employment rights in the UK.
If you're attending a conference this season, there's a fairly big chance that the keynote speaker will be an HR or management 'guru'
Refugees and other disadvantaged groups will be explicitly recognised within Jobcentre Plus' jobs target for the first time under new government plans unveiled today
Fines for hiring illegalsEmployers who hire illegal workers could be fined £2,000, the government has announced. Anyone knowingly employing illegal...
The large numbers of asylum seekers being housed in Glasgow has led to a surge in jobs and spending in the local economy, according to a report.
The CBI has written to home secretary Charles Clarke calling for greater openness about the government’s proposals for national ID...
Immigrants wanting to build a new life in the UK must have a recognised skill to offer, must master the English language, and must pay their way through taxes, according to the CBI.
The government is to publish its long-awaited refugee employment strategy tomorrow (Wednesday).‘Working to Rebuild Lives’, which was originally scheduled to...
Too many businesses are ill-prepared for the possibility of a terrorist attack, according to an NOP poll for the Institute...
Some migrant workers are being severely exploited despite laws that should protect them, reports the TUC
The emerging debate about immigration policy must take into account the needs of employers struggling to deal with the consequences of a tight labour market.
Goverment policies have been blamed for fuelling discrimination against people with HIV.
A study by the National Aids Trust and...
Refugees are an untapped talent pool with an abundance of essential skills. Jennifer Hurstfield and Richard Pearson look at how some employers have managed to access this rich source of experience.
Nick Isles, an associate director ofThe Work Foundation, takes a look at accession and migration in the expanded European Union...
Nationals from eight of the 10 accession countries that joined the European Union this month will be entitled to work...
